NJREADME.txt explains the layout of NJ.xls, NJ.csv and NJ.zip (xls is the Microsoft Excel
version, csv is the comma separated variable version, and zip is the zipped version of the .csv
version and this readme file).

Use and Attribution: All data is free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate it
if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Geography Identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS code (34 for New Jersey).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS code.
CTYNAME is the county name.
TOWNNAME is the town name.
WARD is the ward number.
PRECINCT is the precinct number.
CD is the congressional district number.
SD is the state senate district number.
HD is the state house district number.

Registration Information
REGIS is the number of registered voters.

Votes for President:
GORE is votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
BUSH is votes for George W. Bush (Republican).
NADER is votes for Ralph Nader (Independent/Green).
PRESOTH is votes for other presidential candidates.

Votes for U.S. Senate:
CORZINE is votes for Jon S. Corzine (Democrat).
FRANKS is votes for Bob Franks (Republican).
SENOTH is votes for other senatorial candidates.

Votes for U.S. House:
CONGDEM is votes for the Democratic candidate (Andrews in District 1, LoBiondo in District
2, Levin in District 3, Gusciora in District 4, Mercurio in District 5, Pallone in District 6, Connelly
in District 7, Pascrell Jr. in District 8, Rothman in District 9, Payne in District 10, Scollo in
District 11, Holt in District 12, Menendez in District 13
CONGREP is votes for the Republican candidate (Cathcart in District 1, Janosik in District 2,
Saxton in District 3, C. Smith in District 4, Roukema in District 5, B. Kennedy in District 6,
Ferguson in District 7, Fusco Jr. in District 8, Tedeschi in District 9, Weber in District 10,
Frelinghuysen in District 11, Zimmer in District 12, de Leon in District 13
CONGOTH is votes for other party candidates (third-party or independent candidates in all 13
congressional districts, including Green in all districts).